By Richard Wurmbrand “Unto us a child is born” (Is. 9:6). In the Hebrew original this prophecy about the coming of the Savior continues as follows: “Unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, heroic God (El Ghibor)….” It was surely […]
“And making a whip…” (John 2:15). This week’s devotion is by the late Richard Wurmbrand. Paul said to a sorcerer named Elymas, “O full of all subtlety and all mischief, thou child of the devil,” and he cursed him to blindness (Acts 13:9-11). Paul would have sinned if he had been meek toward an enemy […]
“But take heart; I have won the victory over the world” (John 16:33). On Saturday I participated in a protest rally outside the Planned Parenthood in Providence. Some five hundred people gathered, and similar gatherings took place across the country. I was asked to say a few words and then lead the closing prayer. I […]
“I am the bread of life” (John 6:35). A letter was recently sent to the Smithsonian by a group of pastors. It’s a letter that every American should read. http://cns7prod.s3.amazonaws.com/attachments/ministers_letter.pdf Dear Christians, never cease to pray For faith and love these latter days, For marriage, life, and family, That all be held in sanctity. Pastor Matt…
“Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus” (John 11:5). For a few years now, I have observed July 29 as Siblings Day. A woman named Claudia Evart is working to establish a National Siblings Day to be observed every April 10, and I hope she succeeds. But I prefer July 29, and that’s […]
“Instead I hope to come to you and talk face to face, so that our joy may be complete” (2 John 12). If I had to pick one thing from Laudato Si’ by Pope Francis, it would be this paragraph: “Real relationships with others, with all the challenges they entail, now tend to be replaced by a […]